Noun
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a message that departs from the main subject
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a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
Adverb
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in reserve
not for immediate use
"started setting aside money to buy a car"
"put something by for her old age"
"has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day"
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placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose
"had a feeling of being set apart"
"quality sets it apart"
"a day set aside for relaxing"
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in a different direction
"turn aside"
"turn away one's face"
"glanced away"
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not taken into account or excluded from consideration
"these problems apart, the country is doing well"
"all joking aside, I think you're crazy"
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out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
"brush the objections aside"
"pushed all doubts away"
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on or to one side
"step aside"
"stood aside to let him pass"
"threw the book aside"
"put her sewing aside when he entered"